Nothing makes me happier than seeing a piece from Shop Ten 25  displayed proudly in a customer’s home. This week, Layla and Kevin from The Lettered Cottage showed off a few of the changes in their living room and blew me away with the update they made to their purchase.  They snagged the White Boy Dog print and I love that they made the existing gray/driftwood frame a better match for their space by staining it a warmer brown! Just precious! Thank you Layla & Kevin for the shout out!!!

Here are a few more shots of this adorable print…also available in a Boy Brown Dog, LOVE!!

Image: Studio Ten 25 /Melanie Johnson Photography

Image: Studio Ten 25 /Melanie Johnson Photography

Sometimes, someone out there in blog land does something so kind and it just makes my day. So today, I wanted to share a few of the blogs that are  stylish, creative and have been supportive of  Studio Ten 25!  Let’s just say that it is time to “pay it forward”!

Much love to you all and check out these fabulous blogs…listed in random order of course! I’m hope to make “pay it forward” a regular on the Studio Ten 25 Blog! There are so many wonderful blogs and bloggers out there, I’m looking forward to sharing them with you.

House of Turquoise. Erin loves the color turquoise and posts daily photographs from her favorite turquoise finds. I also LOVE her decor by color blogs! She featured our Rain Washed master bedroom not too long ago! Thanks Erin!

Centsational Girl. This California girls is one of the best DIYers I’ve seen! Her recent “where do you blog? party” was awesome and seeing over 200 bloggers share their space was fun….we are #192 on the list!

Lavender & Lillies. Jessica’s blog about  ”cute things” always has interesting, unique and inspiring posts!  She recently blogged about our master bedroom as an inspiration! Yay!

City Craft Dallas is a modern fabric store and sewing lounge that will knock your socks off!  It’s my go to spot for fabulous fabrics and their blog is full of sneak peeks and how to’s. Callie featured our chic loft makeover recently and it’s hard to miss her fabrics! We used them on pillows, recovered benches and even used a few colorful patterns as artwork!

Chic Modern Vintage: Great blog full of how to’s, what should I do’s and the latest trends in DIY!  And how can we not show some love to another fellow Dallas blogger!  Muah!

Dwell with Dignity: Such a special organization and I am so fortunate to be in Dallas where all of the magic happens.  We have had the opportunity to see the amazing work of these ladies first hand! PLEASE check out their site and if your in Dallas, it’s super easy to be involved!  Their blog keeps you updated on their latest projects, before and afters and great products! Check out our day spent with Dwell with Dignity HERE.

The Lettered Cottage: Layla Palmer and her husband Kevin are always up to something. I am amazed at the beautiful things they pick up at garage sales and flee markets! Fabulous makeovers, how to’s and great entertainment!  Layla mentioned our master bedroom in a post about selecting a paint color for her own home.

Decor Dallas: Rebecca Sherman’s blog is filled with designer profiles, amazing Dallas locations and a few of her favorite rooms.  She writes for Modern Luxury Dallas Magazine as well as many other publications!  She has featured us twice on her blog, once for our master bedroom and a modern downtown loft!

It’s not as exciting as it sounds! Last night I finally did away with the creepy red wall in our dining room.  I’m talking murder movie, make you angry red and it had finally pushed me to the edge.  Here is the  BEFORE picture!

My husband is extremely thoughtful and makes tons of efforts to surprise me! I love him for that and his “biggest” surprise to me was a few months into the remodel of our 1950′s ranch. I was out of town for work one week and left my pile of potential paint chips sitting out. Now, to his credit I did have a red paint chip in them mix but not as an accent wall option. That red paint chip was a potential accent color that was NOT on the top of the color scheme list.

So, last night I decided that hanging wall paper was no big deal and I was going to give it a shot! I have had my eye on Cole & Son’s  ”Woods” paper for a while now. As soon as I heard the rumble of the UPS truck on our street I knew exactly what he was going to bring to the door. As soon as my hubby was out the door for his weekend hunting trip, I got to work.

Here are a few pics of the installation. It was quite easy actually!  I did do a bit of research on wall paper hanging and although I didn’t do the most professional job, it looks great!  Take a look, I would love to hear what you think!

Step One: Well I skipped the real first step where you float the wall to reduce the wall texture and went straight for the adhesive! I also left the red wall. I did a test area first and the red did not show through so no need to prime…plus I was getting anxious and ready to start.  That was great news! More great news, the light bumpy texture on our walls did not show through the wall paper either. The paper is super thick and that was my saving grace here!

So, I created my own step one.  I applied the wallpaper adhesive (the strippable kind) from top to bottom and only went about 8″ wider than the strip of wallpaper.  The salesman at my local Benjamin Moore told me to take it one strip at a time and to make sure I put plenty of adhesive on the wall…but not so much that it would ooze out of the seams.

Step Two: Get with it and start hanging this fabulous pattern. Lining up the seams was super easy and matching the pattern was not too hard. It is however amazing how much waste is left at the end of each role due to the pattern repeat.  A super sharp exact-o knife is key to trimming the paper along the crown and base moldings.

Step Three:  Make sure you have a good rubber squegie, use it to smooth out the paper as you hang it and to work the seams together well. Now all I had to do was cut around the three outlets on the wall.

Almost done!!!! I was really excited and very proud of myself at this point.

With the furniture back in place, the room looks so much brighter and once everything else is in place this dining room will be swanky!

When my hubby came home I was shocked that it was the first thing he noticed. He loved it and told me it was the first thing in our house that felt like him. Yay!!  Here are a few pictures of the finished room!

See this and MORE DIY tutorial at The Lettered Cottage!